Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-21

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Guilty meets oce here in the utter inca
pacity OF girls TO neatly fashion any gar
ment. If the Boston plan, which has
been Introduced into the public schools,
Of teaching the unskilled hands becomes
universal, there will be less complaint Of
this inefticiency, but until this is done
women OF practical philanthropy ought
to exercise fOrbesranCe and pa-
tiently direct the novice; surely, this
avenue of benefcence is worthy the gen
erous efforts of those more fortunate lu-
name women who would ameliOrate the
condition of women labOrers.
OF course there is much to be said on
the other side of this question, of inca
pacity, Indifference, Incidence and sbso-
lutte viciOusGesS, but none of these stay
the efforts of good women in other fields
of philanthropy. DOES any one think
Mrs. Fry found no such obstacles in her
way TO prison reform, or do those Self
sacrificing women VINO 90 cut to mission
arY work meet no rebuff? The wOik is
everywhere the same; the poor that We
have always with Us are the same poor,
and tits only By patient persistence in
the attempt to elevate them that there
can ~ any hope Of success. There can
be 10 Surer road to the elevation of the
masses than giving the daughters Of the
poor e good home training, inculcat-
ing HABITS of re2tness, Greer and wise
economy, that when called to preside
over their OWL plain homes they can as
wives and mothers profitahiy meet the
simple requirement., and bring that peace
~hiCh is tnG outcome Of th1 divine law
OF order.
That th5ae lessons may be cfectuallY
taught il Is necessary that the housewife
EeTssf be &Cccmpli he'd in the at Of
hOms making; for there are many N re
h0CsckeepeF5 tn&G home-makers, women
Hh3 taiDk more Of keeping furniture
lhGn of the comfort and happiness OF all
the irma es OF the house. 1t Is 9 LON
conceded fact that much depends on the
dining and kitchen and in al hum
bic way this column is devoted to assist
ing in bringing comfort to these depart
ments, by Z well-ordered table and well
prepared food. If any of our readers can
aid in this channel of bensvolence by
practical recipes, they will be gratefully
received.
TABLE LINEN.
Always take table cloths from the line
while still damp, repeating the shaking
ard swapping process as long as the time
and strength will permit. If allowed tc
become perfectly dry on the line there
will be wrinkles in the table
linen that it will be difficult if not
impossible to iron out. Care must be
taken a. to how they are hung up in the
first plsce. Do not let them be dragged
ell out Of shape by hanging from a single
clOthes-pin or being thrown over the
clothes post, making projecting corner
that will he next to imposS BILE 10 get out
without wetting the cloth ell over. When
they have been thoroughly shaken join
them evenly on 2 straight, firm line.
Take care that the pins are clean an the
iihe SIS we'll. They should never be al
lowed to whip or flap in a very high
wind. Fine linen is often seriously in
jnred by this.
The attractiveness of 6 table depends Is
much upon its napery as upoG the dishes
and vI2lds served thereon. Breakfast
napkins ara Of smaller size than dinner
napkins. Very pretty ones are OF fine
double dGmask, with simple design,
sucl as snOWdrOp Or u mathematical
figure, to match the tablecl0th. A young
hOuSe&eeper's traest economy is to invest
in me best OF napery double damask,
good Irish liuen. Poor, cheap u&phins
wear out very quickly with washing. Ia
g large family, where there are children,
coarse, heavy linen table-Cloths are more
economical than coi0red ones, as they
"ash So much better. Children's hSp-
kins may be coarse and heavy, and tied
around the u tx with tapes.
Col0red napery is 3 luxury 4 fashion
able tables INDUCED in for the sake Of
milking little unlikeuess between the
breakfast and lunch table, and the dinner
tale. \ parti-colored cloth is never used
for dinner. Country housewives cap
always keep their table linen pure and
white by letting it lie out on tie grass and
bleach.
Dinner napkins are large and hand
some, carefully lrOned snd simply folded
With the tager bowl is brought col.
ored napkin. The fancitul little dog legs
put upon the plate under the bowl are
simply for ornament. The folding OF
napkins into fancy shapes, such as
swan, = ship, etc, is by no means dainty
fashion, as they must be handled when
half wet to accomplish it, and should be
left exclusively to the hotels where it is
praCticed.
THE WOODWORK OF DINING ROOMS.
Old English oak is the fsvorlte wood
for the furniture Of dining rooms, the
floors and the wall pGueling as we'll
being or this handsome, light colOred
WOOD. The dining table and chairs are
OF solid construction, and the sidebosrd,
which is tall, Is rich with CARVING. The
mantel and cabinet above ere built into
the wall aud reach nearly TO the ceiling.
This, Of all rooms In the house, st0UlG be |
light and cheerful Mahogany is in some /
Instances substituted for OAK wood for .
dining rooms Philadelphia Item.
TO CLEAN WINDOWS.
i good cleaning powder for windows,
wijca leaves no G;rC il tie joints, i pre-
pared by majste2iug ca9cined uagnesiG .
WITH pure heGzjpe, so That q mass :
formed SUfti ;iently muiS- TO let . dep
form when pressed. TIE mix .ure has t64.
b. prese Lye'i il glasS bottles with grounG
In CTae- 10 .c.sin tbs eas,fvs,,
vO'J lie beLZin~, 4 little of the mixture Y
is placed on g wad Of cotton and applied .
to zee glass plate. 1t may also be used |
for cleaning mirrors. Do not use near a
fire or light, as the benZine vapor is very
and explosive Popular
Science News.
SALADS.
To many excellent housekeepers the
mere idea OF making q salad is fraught |
with sort Of terror. The business of
baking bread, roasting and boiling meats